---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-21-015058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NCLH"
cik: "0001513761"
company_name: "Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd."
filed_at: "2021-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T11:26:12.187067+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NCLH appoints Howard Sherman as President and CEO of Oceania Cruises; Robert Binder moves to advisory role

## Summary
- Robert Binder transitions to Vice Chairman of NCLH effective Jan 1, 2022, from prior roles as President/CEO of Oceania Cruises and Vice Chairman of Oceania and Regent.
- Howard Sherman, age 53, appointed President and CEO of Oceania Cruises effective Jan 1, 2022; previously EVP Onboard Revenue and Destination Services since Sept 2016.
- Sherman's employment agreement: $700,000 base salary, annual bonus eligible (Compensation Committee discretion), 2x base salary severance, 18-month COBRA subsidy.
- Initial employment term Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022, with automatic one-year renewal unless 60-day non-renewal notice given.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-21-015058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NCLH
- cik: 0001513761
- company_name: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- filed_at: 2021-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000155837021015058/0001558370-21-015058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000155837021015058/nclh-20211108x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Binder changed role as Vice Chairman at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd..
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: Mr. Robert Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceania Cruises and Vice Chairman, Oceania Cruises and Regent, would be transitioning to a new advisory role as Vice Chairman, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., effective as of January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000155837021015058/0001558370-21-015058-index.htm
- Executive change
  Howard Sherman was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceania Cruises at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceania Cruises
  source text: Simultaneously, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Howard Sherman, age 53, as President and Chief Executive Officer, Oceania Cruises, effective as of January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000155837021015058/0001558370-21-015058-index.htm

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